Category: Manual

I know what you are thinking, this post seems a bit advanced for GoingBeyondAuto.com…but it’s not. Let me ease your mind and help alleviate your fears of “advanced” photography by helping you capture The Milky Way. What is The Milky Way? For those of you that may not know, you live in the Milky Way Galaxy. Here is my brief...

To put it simply, Depth of Field is a range of distances in a photograph that appear to be in sharp focus. When you focus on a point in front of the lens, there is a plane parallel with the camera’s sensor that will be in focus. However there is a distance in front of and behind that plane...

Alright, so you read about Shooting Modes in my last post, if not, go check it out. One of the modes I mentioned as a great first step to try was Aperture Priority. I think you are wondering just what exactly is Aperture and why do you care? Aperture plays a very important role in the outcome of your photos....

You’ve got a fancy camera, it takes great pictures, so why would you want to use anything other the Auto setting? The answer is simple…your pictures could be better! If you find yourself wanting to get more out of your camera then you will end up on sites like this one to figure out what you need to do to...